| 96-year-old marries in hope of son after 30 daughters |
A 96-year-old man has married for the eighth time in the hope of fathering a son after having 30 daughters.
Dhanarup Sejuwal from western Nepal wants a male child to perform last rites and rituals after his death.
He reportedly fears damnation if he does not produce a son for the purpose.
The man from Surkhet married 35-year-old Sunpura after the death of his seventh wife, reports the Kathmandu Post.
A resident of the same village, known only by his first name Neupane, said the pensioner was still "active and robust".
He told the Kathmandu Post: "All his seven earlier wives have already died but without giving any birth to any son".
The newspaper reports his new bride, from the Dailekh district, "felt proud to be the wife of a man who had nearly passed a century".